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ILLINOIS 

State Examining Board 



RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROGRAM 

Of Examinations for County 

Certificates 




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OCTOBER, 1915 



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Illinois State Examining Board 

Examination for County Certificates 

OCTOBER, 1915. 



RULES— REGULATIONS— PROGRAM. 

1. On the first day, the examination shall open at 8.30 a. m. and 
close at 5.-15 p. m. ; on the second day, the examination shall open 
at 8.00 a. m. and close at 5.45 p. m. A noon period of one hour 
shall be given between the hours of 12.00 noon and 1.00 p. m. 

2. Each applicant shall decide on his or her form of signature 
and shall use that one form on all blanks. Applicants whose names 
have been changed by marriage since the last examination shall 
in addition give their maiden name, thus: Mrs. J. K. Smith, nee 
Anna Miller. 

3. If an applicant desires his certificate issued in any county 
other than the one in which t,his examination is taken he shall indi- 
cate that fact at the bottom of the application blank, thus : (I desire 
my certificate issued in county.) 

4. Each applicant shall fill out two application blanks before 
beginning to write on the examination. 

5. The county superintendent shall collect the required fee of 
one dollar for the examination. 

6. After filling out the application blank, the applicant shall 
submit the blank to the county superintendent or person conduct- 
ing the examination who shall examine it very carefully. If it is 
properly made out, the county superintendent or person conducting 
the examination shall then give the questions and the necessary 
supplies together with a serial number which shall be placed on 
each and every sheet of the applicant's manuscript in the following 
manner : 

Number 25 — Richmond Count}'. 

7. The questions for each half-day are enclosed in a sealed 
envelope. They shall be opened by the county superintendent in 
the presence of the applicants at the beginning of such half-day 
session. 

8. The assigned application number must be written in the 
proper place. 

9. The answers shall be written upon one side of the paper 
only. 

10. The questions shall not be written. Each answer must 
correspond in number to the number of the question. 



11. Answers shall be numbered with Roman numerals in the 
middle of the page. 

12. All manuscripts shall be written with pen and ink. 

13. Each applicant shall, if possible, have a separate desk. 

14. No communication between applicants shall be allowed. 
Any such communication shall invalidate the applicant's examina- 
tion. 

No explanation as to the meaning of the c[uestion shall be 
given. The proper interpretation of the questions is a part of the 
examination. 

15. Subjects shall be given at the time and in the order desig- 
nated in the program. 

16. Applicants who have completed the work of a session shall 
be excused. 

17. No undue amount of time should be given any one subject. 

18. Do not fold papers. Be sure that the application number is 
on each sheet before handing papers to county superintendent. 

19. (a)' Applicants for elementary certificates of the third grade, 
second grade or first grade shall write on any eight of the ten ques- 
tions submitted. If more than eight c[uestions are answered, credit 
will be given only on the first eight discussed by the applicant. 

(b) For a high school certificate any live of questions 1 to 6 
inclusive shall be answered for a minor subject and any eight of 
questions 1 to 10 inclusive shall be answered for a major subject. 

20. A general average of 70, with a minimum of 60, shall be 
rec[uired for a third grade elementary certificate. 

A general average of 75, with a minimum of 60, shall be 
required for a second grade elementary certificate. 

A general average of 80, with a minimum of 60, shall be 
required for a first grade elementary certificate. 

The same general average and minimum shall be required for 
a high school, a supervisory, a kindergarten-primary and a special 
certificate as are required for a first grade elementary certificate. 

21. If an applicant applies for a first grade certificate and 
fails on the general average, he may receive a second grade certifi- 
cate, provided his general average is not below 75 per cent ; or a 
third grade certificate, provided his general average is not below 70 
per cent. If an applicant for a second grade certificate fails in gen- 
eral average, he may receive a third grade certificate, provided his 
average is not below 70 per cent. 

22. Every examination shall be complete in itself. Provided, 
that a grade acquired in any subject or subjects equal to or higher 
than the general average required for the certificate applied for 
shall be valid for and accepted in the next two subseciuent exami- 
nations. A fee of one dollar shall be charged for each such or other 
svibsequent examination. 

23. The holder of a second grade elementary certificate who 
has had two years of successful experience in teaching and pro- 
fessional growth, certified to by the county superintendent in 
whose county the teaching was done, and who applies for a first 
grade elementary certificate by examination, may receive credit 
in such examination for such subjects as are required for a second 



grade certificate, provided the applicant is a high school graduate 
as required by Rule 27, or, has proven an equivalent preparation, 
or, has ofifered a satisfactory substitute for high school graduation 
as provided in Section 12 of the law and by Rule 33 of the Examin- 
ing Board. 

24. At the time fixed in the program for closing of each half- 
day session, all papers v^ritten during that session shall be col- 
lected by the county superintendent or the person conducting the 
examination, arranged by subjects and enclosed and sealed in 
envelopes addressed to the Examining Board. 

25. Any applicant who is 18 years of age or over, or who will 
be 18 years of age before the next examination, is eligible to enter 
the examination so far as age is concerned. No certificate shall 
be issued until the applicant has attained the age of 18 years. 

26. Third Grade and Second Grade Certificates: Any person 
who is of lawful age and who files the names of three competent 
references as to character may be admitted to the examination for a 
third grade or second grade elementary certificate. 

27. First Grade Certificates: To be admitted to the examina- 
tion for a first grade certificate the applicant must be of lawful age 
and must present evidence of graduation from a recognized four- 
year high school or equivalent preparation and six months of suc- 
cessful teaching, and file the names of three competent references 
as to character. 

28. High School Certificates: To be admitted to the examina- 
tion for a high school certificate the applicant must present a certfi- 
cate signed by the President and Registrar showing the completion 
of two years' successful work in a recognized higher institution in 
which the following credits have been earned : 

English 6 semester hours 

Educational Psychology 3 semester hours 

Principles and Methods of Teaching (Pedagogy) ... 3 semester hours 
Electives 48 semester hours 

Total 60 semester hours 

The applicant shall take an exaiuination in English, pedagogy, 
and in six high school sujects, three luajors and three minors. 
Two minors in related subjects may be written for a major. 

A major and a minor exaiuination will be offered in each sub- 
ject named in column four, page eight. 

29. Supervisory Certificates: A supervisory certificate can- 
not be granted without an examination in English, educational 
psychology, history of education and school administration. 

Two classes of applicants luay be adiuitted to this examination : 

(1) Those who have completed the course of a recognized normal 
school and have taught or supervised successfully for two years. 

(2) Those who have completed two years of work in a recognized 
higher institution, one of which is in a normal school or an equivalent 
preparation, and who have taught or supervised successfully for two 
years. 

30. Kindergarten-Primary Certificates: Applicants may be 
admitted to the examination for a kindergarten-primary certificate 
by presenting evidence of graduation from a recognized four-year 



high school. The subjects in which they shall be examined are 
Eng-lish and the theory and practice of kindergarten and primary 
work. 

31. Special Certificates: Two classes of applicants may be 
admitted to this examination : 

(1) Those who present evidence of graduation from a recognized 
four-year high scliool and who present a certificate showing the com- 
pletion in a recognized liigher institution of at least two years of special 
training in the subjects which they propose to teach. Such applicants 
must pass an examination in English and the principles and methods 
of teaching. 

(2) Those who are graduates of a recognized four-year high school 
and who present evidence that they have taught or can teach the sub- 
jects. Such applicants must pass an examination in English, the prin- 
ciples and methods of teaching and in the subjects which they propose to 
teach. The major high school examination in the latter shall be re- 
quired. 

33. A preliminary examination will be held at the various, 
county seats for candidates who wish to show that they possess the 
equivalent of a high school education. Questions for such exami- 
nations and rules for conducting them will be sent to county super- 
intendents by the Examining Board upon request. 

High School Equivalent: An applicant for a first grade 
elementary certificate who is not a graduate of a recognized four- 
year high school shall be required to pass an examination or furnish 
other satisfactory evidence of the equivalent of such graduation. 

Such applicant may be admitted to the examination, but no first 
grade certificate shall be issued upon examination until the applicant 
has qualified as to the high school equivalent, and the same has been 
approved by the Examining Board. 

Fifteen secondary or high school units for this purpose shall be 
the equivalent of high school graduation. A unit is a year's work of 
daily preparation and recitation. 

In qualifying for the high school equivalent required, the appli- 
cant may receive credit from his first grade examination as follows : 

English 2 units 

Algebra IVz units 

General history 1 unit 

Botany 1 unit 

Zoology 1 unit 

Physics 1 unit 

Physiography 1 unit 

Chemistry 1 unit 

The applicant may make additional necessary units by exami- 
nation in subjects chosen from the following: 

American literature 1 unit 

English literature 1 unit 

English history i/^ unit 

American history ^,4 or 1 unit 

Civics Vz unit 

Plane geometry 1 unit 

Solid geometry % unit 

Latin (beginning) 1 unit 

Caesar 1 unit 

German (first year) 1 unit 

German (second year) 1 unit 

Botany % or 1 unit 



Zoology 1/^ or 1 unit 

Physics 1 unit 

Physiography i^ or 1 unit 

Chemistry 1 unit 

In such examination an applicant shall not choose any of tlie 
three sciences which he has written upon in his first grade examina- 
tion. 

33. In the examination of teachers for certificates higher than 
those which they received in exchange for certificates in force July 
1, 1914, successful experience in teaching or supervision shall be 
accepted as a substitute for high school and professional training. 

Teachers whose certificates were obtained by exchange and who 
desire to offer experience in teacliing or supervision as a substitute for 
liigh school and professional training as authorized by Section 12 of the 
certificating law will be admitted to the examination for certificates of 
higher grade than those received in exchange upon the following condi- 
tions : 

(a) One year of successful experience in teaching or supervision 
shall be accepted as a substitute for each year of high school or profes- 
sional training which the applicant has not completed, and which is 
required by Section 6 for the grade of certificate applied for. 

(h) An applicant who desires to pass from a second grade (secured 
by exchange) to a first grade, and who has completed three years of 
high school work will be required to offer one year of successful experi- 
ence in teaching or supervision; if only two years of high school work 
have been done, two years of successful experience in teaching or super- 
vision will be required; if only one year of high school work has been 
done, three years of such experience shall be required; if the applicant 
has had no high school work, four years of successful experience in 
teaching or supervision shall be required. 

(c) An applicant who desires to pass from a first grade elementary 
certificate (secured by exchange) to a supervisory or high school certifi- 
cate and who has completed one year of work in a recognized normal 
school or college will be required to offer one and a half years of suc- 
cessful experience in teaching or supervision; if the applicant has had 
no work in a recognized normal school or college, three years of success- 
ful experience in teaching or supervision shall be required. 

34. All examinations held under the control of the Illinois State 
Examining Board are set for Thursday and Friday. The dates for 
the next three examinations are as follows : 

November 11 and 12, 1915. 
March 23 and 24, 1916. 
July 13 and 14, 1916. 



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